baby
Pronunciation
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- (countable) A baby is a very young child, less than two years old, who has not yet learned how to speak.
- I used to be a baby but now I am an adult.
- (countable) A baby is a young animal.
- A baby cat is called a kitten.
Verb
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Third-person singular |
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- If you baby someone, you treat them like a baby; you treat them gently and pamper them.
- Mom, don't baby me - I can do it myself!